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Marta Kostyuk vs Zeynep Sonmez Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Doha
by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Wild card Zeynep Somnez takes on unseeded Marta Kostyuk in round one of the outdoor hard court Qatar TotalEnergies Open. Can the wild card cause an upset? Here’s our match prediction.
Sonmez is at 93rd in the live rankings, just below her career-high of 88th. The 22-year-old Turk has lost five of her nine matches this year. All of her wins in 2025 have come in qualifying rounds and this is only the second time she’s played in a main draw this year. The other was in the Australian Open where Somnez lost to Talia Gibson in three sets.
Last October saw her win the Merida Open, which was played on this surface. In the 2024 edition of this tournament, Somnez lost in round one to Lesya Tsurenko.
Marta Kostyuk is 21st in the live list and that’s a new career high. Only two of her five matches played this year have been won. They were both in the Australian Open when reaching round three and being beaten by Paula Badosa,
Her last quarter-final was in Seoul last September but most of her defeats since then have been against better opponents than Somnez. The list includes Swiatek, Navarro, Coco Gauff (who the winner of this match meets in round two), Krueger and Badosa. We tip her to beat Somnez in straight sets.
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Marta Kostyuk - Zeynep Sonmez Key Points
- Kostyuk is 72 places ahead of her opponent in the live rankings.
- All of the matches won by Sonmez this year have been in qualifiers.
- 11 of the last 12 matches lost by Sonmez were to players ranked outside the top 100.
- Kostyuk reached the third round of the Australian Open this year, Somnez lost in the qualifying rounds.
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Our Marta Kostyuk vs Zeynep Sonmez Prediction
Marta Kostyuk has made a steady start to the new year. Her best performance has been reaching the last 32 of the Australian Open. The Ukrainian will be hoping to kick-start her year after break since that Grand Slam.
Zeynep Somnez will have appreciated being given a wild card and avoiding another couple of qualifiers. This is only her second main draw match of the year after four losses in qualifying rounds. Our Marta Kostyuk v Zeynep Somnez prediction is Marta Kostyuk to win in straight sets.
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